PALM BEACH, Fla. — Even with its undisputed claim as America’s most popular sport, the NFL realizes its entertainment product has a stubborn blemish.

Too often, too many games in the final weeks are meaningless. Playoff spots are clinched with a week or two to spare, sometimes even with three weeks remaining, as was the case with the 1996 Broncos and 2005 Indianapolis Colts.

For the NFL owners meetings that begin here today on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, commissioner Roger Goodell believes he has a reseeding plan that will rid the league of its late-season problem. His proposal would allow wild-card teams to have home-field advantage in the playoffs against division champions with inferior records.

There’s only one problem with this concept.

“I think it’s a very bad idea,” Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said.

If one of the league’s most influential owners doesn’t like the reseeding proposal, don’t expect it to receive the necessary 75 percent of ownership vote. Bowlen shudders at any brainstorm that brings reward reduction for winning a division.

“Especially when you’re in a competitive division,” Bowlen said. “It can be tough to have a good record when you have so many tough teams in your division. In my mind, the AFC West is a very competitive division. The fans are into the rivalries that exist in our division.”

But by putting home-field advantage at stake, the thinking is teams that have clinched their division championship would be less inclined to rest their most valued players for the playoffs.

“I think that’s true,” Bowlen said. “I’m not criticizing the commissioner, other than to say it doesn’t work in Denver. And it probably doesn’t work in Philadelphia, or teams that have longtime rivalries.”

Not every proposal will get shot down, however.

• As an answer to Spygate, the league is expected to allow one defensive player to wear a radio device in his helmet.

“I hope this is its time,” said Rich McKay, co-chairman of the NFL’s competition committee.

“I think due to the controversy, it’s something that will be looked at differently this year,” Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said.

• The league is expected to adopt an expansion from the present 80-man training camp roster to at least 86 players, if not 90. The expansion would compensate for the NFL Europe roster exemptions lost when that league folded.

• The NFL wants to restrict players from draping their hair over their name sewn on the back of their jerseys.

The proposal has become politically sensitive as the players union has inferred such a rule would be biased against African-American and Polynesian cultures.

Versatile lineman.

Last season, second-year offensive lineman Chris Kuper started the Broncos’ final 11 games at left guard in place of injured Ben Hamilton. With Hamilton fully recovered from his concussion injury, Kuper will get a chance this offseason to compete with Colorado State product Erik Pears at right tackle.

Ryan Harris, the Broncos’ third-round pick in the 2007 draft, is expected to replace the retired Matt Lepsis at left tackle. There is also the possibility the Broncos will use their No. 12 overall draft pick on an offensive tackle.

Footnotes.

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan arrived at the owners meetings appearing fit, tanned and relaxed. He won’t speak publicly until the AFC coaches breakfast Tuesday. . . . The first kicker selected in last year’s draft was Justin Medlock, who was cut by Kansas City after missing a 30-yard field goal on the first drive of the season. Medlock is now in St. Louis, stuck behind the league’s highest-paid kicker in Josh Brown. He has received permission to seek a trade. The Broncos are interested, but not at the expense of a draft pick. . . . The Broncos also are considering bringing in veteran free agents John Carney and Paul Edinger to compete with Matt Prater, who remains the top candidate to replace Jason Elam.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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